diff --git a/library/bignum.c b/library/bignum.c
index 36effaf8da..b62f3f2c37 100644
--- a/library/bignum.c
+++ b/library/bignum.c
@@ -54,6 +54,142 @@
 #define MPI_VALIDATE(cond)                                           \
     MBEDTLS_INTERNAL_VALIDATE(cond)
 
+/*
+ * Compare signed values in constant time
+ */
+int mbedtls_mpi_lt_mpi_ct(const mbedtls_mpi *X,
+                          const mbedtls_mpi *Y,
+                          unsigned *ret)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    /* The value of any of these variables is either 0 or 1 at all times. */
+    unsigned cond, done, X_is_negative, Y_is_negative;
+
+    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(X != NULL);
+    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(Y != NULL);
+    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(ret != NULL);
+
+    if (X->n != Y->n) {
+        return MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BAD_INPUT_DATA;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Set sign_N to 1 if N >= 0, 0 if N < 0.
+     * We know that N->s == 1 if N >= 0 and N->s == -1 if N < 0.
+     */
+    X_is_negative = (X->s & 2) >> 1;
+    Y_is_negative = (Y->s & 2) >> 1;
+
+    /*
+     * If the signs are different, then the positive operand is the bigger.
+     * That is if X is negative (X_is_negative == 1), then X < Y is true and it
+     * is false if X is positive (X_is_negative == 0).
+     */
+    cond = (X_is_negative ^ Y_is_negative);
+    *ret = cond & X_is_negative;
+
+    /*
+     * This is a constant-time function. We might have the result, but we still
+     * need to go through the loop. Record if we have the result already.
+     */
+    done = cond;
+
+    for (i = X->n; i > 0; i--) {
+        /*
+         * If Y->p[i - 1] < X->p[i - 1] then X < Y is true if and only if both
+         * X and Y are negative.
+         *
+         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
+         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
+         */
+        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(Y->p[i - 1], X->p[i - 1]);
+        *ret |= cond & (1 - done) & X_is_negative;
+        done |= cond;
+
+        /*
+         * If X->p[i - 1] < Y->p[i - 1] then X < Y is true if and only if both
+         * X and Y are positive.
+         *
+         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
+         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
+         */
+        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(X->p[i - 1], Y->p[i - 1]);
+        *ret |= cond & (1 - done) & (1 - X_is_negative);
+        done |= cond;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Conditionally assign X = Y, without leaking information
+ * about whether the assignment was made or not.
+ * (Leaking information about the respective sizes of X and Y is ok however.)
+ */
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_ARM64) && (_MSC_FULL_VER < 193131103)
+/*
+ * MSVC miscompiles this function if it's inlined prior to Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1. See:
+ * https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/c-compiler-miscompiles-part-of-mbedtls-library-on/1646989
+ */
+__declspec(noinline)
+#endif
+int mbedtls_mpi_safe_cond_assign(mbedtls_mpi *X,
+                                 const mbedtls_mpi *Y,
+                                 unsigned char assign)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(X != NULL);
+    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(Y != NULL);
+
+    /* all-bits 1 if assign is 1, all-bits 0 if assign is 0 */
+    mbedtls_mpi_uint limb_mask = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_mask(assign);
+
+    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK(mbedtls_mpi_grow(X, Y->n));
+
+    X->s = (int) mbedtls_ct_uint_if(assign, Y->s, X->s);
+
+    mbedtls_mpi_core_cond_assign(X->p, Y->p, Y->n, assign);
+
+    for (size_t i = Y->n; i < X->n; i++) {
+        X->p[i] &= ~limb_mask;
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Conditionally swap X and Y, without leaking information
+ * about whether the swap was made or not.
+ * Here it is not ok to simply swap the pointers, which would lead to
+ * different memory access patterns when X and Y are used afterwards.
+ */
+int mbedtls_mpi_safe_cond_swap(mbedtls_mpi *X,
+                               mbedtls_mpi *Y,
+                               unsigned char swap)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    int s;
+    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(X != NULL);
+    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(Y != NULL);
+
+    if (X == Y) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK(mbedtls_mpi_grow(X, Y->n));
+    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK(mbedtls_mpi_grow(Y, X->n));
+
+    s = X->s;
+    X->s = (int) mbedtls_ct_uint_if(swap, Y->s, X->s);
+    Y->s = (int) mbedtls_ct_uint_if(swap, s, Y->s);
+
+    mbedtls_mpi_core_cond_swap(X->p, Y->p, X->n, swap);
+
+cleanup:
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /* Implementation that should never be optimized out by the compiler */
 static void mbedtls_mpi_zeroize(mbedtls_mpi_uint *v, size_t n)
 {
diff --git a/library/bignum_core.c b/library/bignum_core.c
index de57cfc04c..a51b3f404e 100644
--- a/library/bignum_core.c
+++ b/library/bignum_core.c
@@ -168,6 +168,46 @@ unsigned mbedtls_mpi_core_uint_le_mpi(mbedtls_mpi_uint min,
     return min_le_lsl | msll_nonzero;
 }
 
+unsigned mbedtls_mpi_core_lt_ct(const mbedtls_mpi_uint *A,
+                                const mbedtls_mpi_uint *B,
+                                size_t limbs)
+{
+    unsigned ret, cond, done;
+
+    /* The value of any of these variables is either 0 or 1 for the rest of
+     * their scope. */
+    ret = cond = done = 0;
+
+    for (size_t i = limbs; i > 0; i--) {
+        /*
+         * If B[i - 1] < A[i - 1] then A < B is false and the result must
+         * remain 0.
+         *
+         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
+         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
+         */
+        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(B[i - 1], A[i - 1]);
+        done |= cond;
+
+        /*
+         * If A[i - 1] < B[i - 1] then A < B is true.
+         *
+         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
+         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
+         */
+        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(A[i - 1], B[i - 1]);
+        ret |= cond & (1 - done);
+        done |= cond;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If all the limbs were equal, then the numbers are equal, A < B is false
+     * and leaving the result 0 is correct.
+     */
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void mbedtls_mpi_core_cond_assign(mbedtls_mpi_uint *X,
                                   const mbedtls_mpi_uint *A,
                                   size_t limbs,
diff --git a/library/bignum_core.h b/library/bignum_core.h
index 21a5a11c6a..1fc5375755 100644
--- a/library/bignum_core.h
+++ b/library/bignum_core.h
@@ -148,6 +148,24 @@ unsigned mbedtls_mpi_core_uint_le_mpi(mbedtls_mpi_uint min,
                                       const mbedtls_mpi_uint *A,
                                       size_t A_limbs);
 
+/**
+ * \brief          Check if one unsigned MPI is less than another in constant
+ *                 time.
+ *
+ * \param A        The left-hand MPI. This must point to an array of limbs
+ *                 with the same allocated length as \p B.
+ * \param B        The right-hand MPI. This must point to an array of limbs
+ *                 with the same allocated length as \p A.
+ * \param limbs    The number of limbs in \p A and \p B.
+ *                 This must not be 0.
+ *
+ * \return         The result of the comparison:
+ *                 \c 1 if \p A is less than \p B.
+ *                 \c 0 if \p A is greater than or equal to \p B.
+ */
+unsigned mbedtls_mpi_core_lt_ct(const mbedtls_mpi_uint *A,
+                                const mbedtls_mpi_uint *B,
+                                size_t limbs);
 /**
  * \brief   Perform a safe conditional copy of an MPI which doesn't reveal
  *          whether assignment was done or not.
diff --git a/library/constant_time.c b/library/constant_time.c
index 16d7a1fc41..135a6ece3f 100644
--- a/library/constant_time.c
+++ b/library/constant_time.c
@@ -405,188 +405,3 @@ void mbedtls_ct_memcpy_offset(unsigned char *dest,
 
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_SOME_SUITES_USE_MAC */
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C)
-
-#define MPI_VALIDATE_RET(cond)                                       \
-    MBEDTLS_INTERNAL_VALIDATE_RET(cond, MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BAD_INPUT_DATA)
-
-/*
- * Conditionally assign X = Y, without leaking information
- * about whether the assignment was made or not.
- * (Leaking information about the respective sizes of X and Y is ok however.)
- */
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_ARM64) && (_MSC_FULL_VER < 193131103)
-/*
- * MSVC miscompiles this function if it's inlined prior to Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1. See:
- * https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/c-compiler-miscompiles-part-of-mbedtls-library-on/1646989
- */
-__declspec(noinline)
-#endif
-int mbedtls_mpi_safe_cond_assign(mbedtls_mpi *X,
-                                 const mbedtls_mpi *Y,
-                                 unsigned char assign)
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(X != NULL);
-    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(Y != NULL);
-
-    /* all-bits 1 if assign is 1, all-bits 0 if assign is 0 */
-    mbedtls_mpi_uint limb_mask = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_mask(assign);
-
-    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK(mbedtls_mpi_grow(X, Y->n));
-
-    X->s = (int) mbedtls_ct_uint_if(assign, Y->s, X->s);
-
-    mbedtls_mpi_core_cond_assign(X->p, Y->p, Y->n, assign);
-
-    for (size_t i = Y->n; i < X->n; i++) {
-        X->p[i] &= ~limb_mask;
-    }
-
-cleanup:
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Conditionally swap X and Y, without leaking information
- * about whether the swap was made or not.
- * Here it is not ok to simply swap the pointers, which would lead to
- * different memory access patterns when X and Y are used afterwards.
- */
-int mbedtls_mpi_safe_cond_swap(mbedtls_mpi *X,
-                               mbedtls_mpi *Y,
-                               unsigned char swap)
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    int s;
-    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(X != NULL);
-    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(Y != NULL);
-
-    if (X == Y) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK(mbedtls_mpi_grow(X, Y->n));
-    MBEDTLS_MPI_CHK(mbedtls_mpi_grow(Y, X->n));
-
-    s = X->s;
-    X->s = (int) mbedtls_ct_uint_if(swap, Y->s, X->s);
-    Y->s = (int) mbedtls_ct_uint_if(swap, s, Y->s);
-
-    mbedtls_mpi_core_cond_swap(X->p, Y->p, X->n, swap);
-
-cleanup:
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Compare unsigned values in constant time
- */
-unsigned mbedtls_mpi_core_lt_ct(const mbedtls_mpi_uint *A,
-                                const mbedtls_mpi_uint *B,
-                                size_t limbs)
-{
-    unsigned ret, cond, done;
-
-    /* The value of any of these variables is either 0 or 1 for the rest of
-     * their scope. */
-    ret = cond = done = 0;
-
-    for (size_t i = limbs; i > 0; i--) {
-        /*
-         * If B[i - 1] < A[i - 1] then A < B is false and the result must
-         * remain 0.
-         *
-         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
-         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
-         */
-        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(B[i - 1], A[i - 1]);
-        done |= cond;
-
-        /*
-         * If A[i - 1] < B[i - 1] then A < B is true.
-         *
-         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
-         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
-         */
-        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(A[i - 1], B[i - 1]);
-        ret |= cond & (1 - done);
-        done |= cond;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * If all the limbs were equal, then the numbers are equal, A < B is false
-     * and leaving the result 0 is correct.
-     */
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Compare signed values in constant time
- */
-int mbedtls_mpi_lt_mpi_ct(const mbedtls_mpi *X,
-                          const mbedtls_mpi *Y,
-                          unsigned *ret)
-{
-    size_t i;
-    /* The value of any of these variables is either 0 or 1 at all times. */
-    unsigned cond, done, X_is_negative, Y_is_negative;
-
-    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(X != NULL);
-    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(Y != NULL);
-    MPI_VALIDATE_RET(ret != NULL);
-
-    if (X->n != Y->n) {
-        return MBEDTLS_ERR_MPI_BAD_INPUT_DATA;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Set sign_N to 1 if N >= 0, 0 if N < 0.
-     * We know that N->s == 1 if N >= 0 and N->s == -1 if N < 0.
-     */
-    X_is_negative = (X->s & 2) >> 1;
-    Y_is_negative = (Y->s & 2) >> 1;
-
-    /*
-     * If the signs are different, then the positive operand is the bigger.
-     * That is if X is negative (X_is_negative == 1), then X < Y is true and it
-     * is false if X is positive (X_is_negative == 0).
-     */
-    cond = (X_is_negative ^ Y_is_negative);
-    *ret = cond & X_is_negative;
-
-    /*
-     * This is a constant-time function. We might have the result, but we still
-     * need to go through the loop. Record if we have the result already.
-     */
-    done = cond;
-
-    for (i = X->n; i > 0; i--) {
-        /*
-         * If Y->p[i - 1] < X->p[i - 1] then X < Y is true if and only if both
-         * X and Y are negative.
-         *
-         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
-         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
-         */
-        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(Y->p[i - 1], X->p[i - 1]);
-        *ret |= cond & (1 - done) & X_is_negative;
-        done |= cond;
-
-        /*
-         * If X->p[i - 1] < Y->p[i - 1] then X < Y is true if and only if both
-         * X and Y are positive.
-         *
-         * Again even if we can make a decision, we just mark the result and
-         * the fact that we are done and continue looping.
-         */
-        cond = mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(X->p[i - 1], Y->p[i - 1]);
-        *ret |= cond & (1 - done) & (1 - X_is_negative);
-        done |= cond;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C */
diff --git a/library/constant_time_internal.h b/library/constant_time_internal.h
index bfeb8c55ec..e085478d69 100644
--- a/library/constant_time_internal.h
+++ b/library/constant_time_internal.h
@@ -129,24 +129,6 @@ unsigned mbedtls_ct_size_bool_eq(size_t x,
 unsigned mbedtls_ct_mpi_uint_lt(const mbedtls_mpi_uint x,
                                 const mbedtls_mpi_uint y);
 
-/**
- * \brief          Check if one unsigned MPI is less than another in constant
- *                 time.
- *
- * \param A        The left-hand MPI. This must point to an array of limbs
- *                 with the same allocated length as \p B.
- * \param B        The right-hand MPI. This must point to an array of limbs
- *                 with the same allocated length as \p A.
- * \param limbs    The number of limbs in \p A and \p B.
- *                 This must not be 0.
- *
- * \return         The result of the comparison:
- *                 \c 1 if \p A is less than \p B.
- *                 \c 0 if \p A is greater than or equal to \p B.
- */
-unsigned mbedtls_mpi_core_lt_ct(const mbedtls_mpi_uint *A,
-                                const mbedtls_mpi_uint *B,
-                                size_t limbs);
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C */
 
 /** Choose between two integer values without branches.